The cast of the original Mad Max reunited at the Supernova festival in Sydney on Friday, 40 years after the iconic film was first released.
Most of the main cast was in attendance, with Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Paul Johnstone and Roger Ward all taking a seat onstage for a panel discussion at the fan convention.
Not present was the film's main star, Mel Gibson, but his absence didn't appear to put a dampener on the mood.
Back together: The cast of the original Mad Max reunited at the Supernova festival in Sydney on Friday, 40 years after the iconic film was first released. Pictured, (L-R) Joanne Samuel, Steve Bisley, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Tim Burns, Paul Johnstone and Roger Ward
The cult classic was first released in April 1979, and was made on a budget of less than $400,000.
But the Melbourne-shot film went on to become one of the highest grossing movies of all time, raking in US$100 million at the international box office.
It even held the Guinness World Record for most profitable film for nearly 20 years.
What a turkey: Steve Bisley, known for his role as Jim Goose (left), was on hand at the Supernova convention
Good to be bad: Hugh Keays-Byrne first won fans for his role as villain Toecutter (left) in the classic movie
No show: Not present was the film's main star, Mel Gibson, but his absence didn't appear to put a dampener on the mood
The movie has been credited with launching Mel Gibson's stellar career, but the Oscar-winning star never intended on auditioning for the film.
The 63-year-old actor was a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts and was living with Steve Bisley at the time.
After a wild night out the previous evening, Mel had apparently ended up in a fight, before driving Steve, 67, to his audition the following morning.
Chance encounter: The movie has been credited with launching Mel Gibson's
